September 2008 - Posts

• For what it's worth

  Amid all the financial chaos of our age, the domestic auto industry will get the $50 billion in federal loan guarantees it has been seeking, to finance more rapid development of fuel-efficient vehicles. The U.S. House of Representatives approved the first Read More... Posted Sunday, September 28, 2008 1:37 PM by REB | 0 Comments

• Wall Street, Main Street

  For the past few weeks it’s been frustrating to hear politicians and opinionators (TV, radio, print, Web) make the rhetorical link between “Wall Street” and “Main Street.” The implicit message is that Wall Street is “them,” the greedy bad guys who are Read More... Posted Sunday, September 21, 2008 11:10 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• Help wanted

  We run Classified ads in our magazine and on our website, proving (for any doubters) that there are jobs to be filled in metalcasting. But, there are essential “jobs” aren't being filled, jobs that fall outside the responsibilities of one individual — Read More... Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:58 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• Too easy money

  We’ve arrived at the point where U.S. government bailouts hardly draw commentary. The announcement that there is a deal in place for U.S. taxpayers to cover the shortfall of two mortgage underwriting firms — firms that are failing because of bad business Read More... Posted Sunday, September 07, 2008 9:30 AM by REB | 0 Comments